Posts tagged: Platform-as-a-service

Jun 10

2013

Looking To Grow your Cloud Revenue? Don’t Pass on PaaS.

Most VARs and systems integrators make their foray into the cloud by offering data backup, hosted Exchange, and/or selling SaaS (software as a service) offerings. After gaining a comfort level with the cloud, some service providers take the next step, which is building solutions in the cloud, a service that’s known as PaaS (platform as […]

SMB owners are flocking to leverage cloud computing, and for once, I think being a follower is a good thing. The reasons are simple: if you’re running an SMB, it is all about cash flow. So many businesses stall out just as they get started because of the investments needed to start a business – […]

Finding Your Way Through The Cloud Legal Maze

From the beginning of the cloud trend, legal questions have swirled around cloud and the contracts signed between cloud providers, solution providers and even end users. Recently, researchers nailed down some of those elusive legal concerns and published their findings in the Stanford Technology Law Review. Thankfully, the folks at Forbes actually read that document, […]

2012

Where Will Platform-as-a-Service Go Next Year?

The potential around PaaS will continue to expand next year, especially as cloud services providers as well as solution providers, VARs and system integrators get the hang of how and where PaaS works best for end users. As everyone gets more comfortable and knowledge about PaaS, expect to see more widespread adoption, particular to resolve […]

Are You Ready To Rumble? The Battle Over PaaS Begins

Let’s start by defining a term that, like many cloud-related titles, has several meanings. According to Gartner, and its recent report that says the global Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) market will reach $1.2 billion by the end of this year, then bypass $1.3 billion next year, PaaS can take several forms. In its report, it includes the […]